Google is opening another Stadia studio to create originals for its game streaming service, and it’s once again tapping big-name talent to boost its chances of success. Today, Stadia Games & Entertainment is announcing its second development studio, headed up by the executive producer of Sony’s God of War. Last year, Stadia Games & Entertainment […]
Twitter announced a new feature for its iOS app that would make it easier to access lists. Now, Twitter for Android is getting that upgrade, allowing users to simply swipe over to the right to access lists of users. This functionality essentially allows users to create a list of topics or accounts and then pin […]
Twitter Inc. is experimenting with a new type of tweet that disappears after 24 hours and can’t be liked or retweeted. In announcing the feature, product manager Mo Al Adham said some people feel insecure about tweeting because tweets are public, permanent and display public engagement counts such as likes and retweets. Fleets are being […]
You can watch Hulu + Live TV on your PlayStation 4 console. Live TV’s PS4 debut comes nearly three years after Hulu first launched the service, and more than a month after Sony shut down its competing PlayStation Vue service. The company didn’t say why it took it so long for it to bring Hulu […]
Facebook unveiled a machine learning tool that, in the last year, has removed more than six billion fake accounts. That’s in addition to the millions of new fake accounts that Facebook blocks from being created daily. According to Facebook, the tool has been in production for two years and it’s one of the most advanced […]
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has followed up on past claims with an investor note asserting that Apple will replace the 13-inch MacBook Pro in 2020 with a 14.1-inch model using a mini-LED screen that would promise higher contrast ratios, wider color ranges and other image quality boosts. Kuo was shy on other details, but it’s safe […]
Amazon is upping the ante on its already aggressive shipping times. According to a blog post from the e-commerce giant, it will now start delivering same-day packages ordered in select cities within just a few hours. The pilot program is now live in four US cities, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Orlando and Dallas, and is applicable for […]
WhatsApp is finally getting a new dark mode on iOS and Android today. After months of beta testing on both mobile operating systems, the WhatsApp dark mode will be available for all users today. If you already have dark mode enabled at the system level on iOS 13 or Android 10, then WhatsApp will automatically […]
The new Black Shark 3 Pro takes things off the screen with physical pop-up shoulder buttons. In game mode, users can choose to use the two, 21-millimeter-wide buttons that raise 1.5 millimeters from the body of the phone. The buttons can supposedly withstand over 300,000 lifts and more than one million clicks. The Black Shark […]
According to Reuters, its team has obtained proof that Chinese tech giant Huawei engaged in a trade deal with Iran in 2010. That deal involved the sale of computer parts and other technology that originated in the United States, which violates US trade sanctions. The proof of this deal is two packing lists and other […]
Last year AT&T announced plans to launch yet another TV streaming service, AT&T TV, to its already crowded lineup. The new service will offer largely the same channels as the existing DirecTV, but it’ll come over the internet via an Android streaming-TV box, rather than a satellite dish. AT&T calls it a “TV service that […]
Apple has tentatively agreed to a $500 million settlement after admitting to slowing down older phones. The deal would provide small payouts for many iPhone owners in the US, plus greater compensation for named class members and attorneys. It covers people who bought any product in the iPhone 6 and 7 lineup which Apple secretly […]
Samsung might not save its Lite label for budget versions of its Galaxy flagships. Android Headlines has shared what it says are leaked details of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, a cut-down version of last year’s high-end tablet. It’ll reportedly resemble the original Tab S6 in shape and possibly size, but switch to decidedly mid-range […]
NASA is enlisting whatever help it can get to make sure its crewed Moon and Mars missions go smoothly, and that might include help from schools. The agency is running a new round of its Moon to Mars Exploration Systems and Habitation Academic Innovation Challenge that encourages university students to study and develop spacefaring tech. […]
Game Developers Conference has followed Mobile World Congress and Facebook’s F8 developer conference as the third technology expo to be canceled. Hopefully it’ll be the last. The Game Developers Conference advisory board had no option other than to cancel the event. With EA, Kojima Productions, Microsoft, Epic Games, Sony, Facebook, Unity and Amazon withdrawing and […]